List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 1997
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1997. It contains theatrically released cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.
Films
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Over Me | Sichel, AlexAlex Sichel |  United States | Drama | |
| All the Rage | Tec, RolandRoland Tec | United States | Comedy, drama | |
| Amor de hombre (Love of a Man) | Garcia Serrano, YolandaYolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Iborra |  Spain | Comedy, drama | |
| Any Mother's Son | Burton Morris, DavidDavid Burton Morris | United States | Drama | |
| As Good as It Gets | Brooks, James L.James L. Brooks | United States | Romantic, comedy, drama | |
| Bent | Mathias, SeanSean Mathias |  England | War, drama | |
| Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | Stern, Steven HilliardSteven Hilliard Stern | United States | Drama | |
| Bocage, o Triunfo do Amor | Batista, Djalma LimongiDjalma Limongi Batista |  Brazil Portugal | Drama | |
| Boogie Nights | Anderson, Paul ThomasPaul Thomas Anderson | United States | Drama | |
| Broadway Damage | Mignatti, VictorVictor Mignatti | United States | Musical, comedy | |
| Chasing Amy | Smith, KevinKevin Smith | United States | Romantic, comedy, drama | |
| Cholera Street | Altıoklar, MustafaMustafa Altıoklar |  Turkey | Drama, romance, crime | |
| Dakan | Camara, MohamedMohamed Camara |  Guinea France | Drama | |
| David Searching | Smith, Leslie L.Leslie L. Smith | United States | Drama | |
| Defying Gravity | Keitel, JohnJohn Keitel | United States | Drama | |
| Der Schrei der Liebe | Geschonneck, MattiMatti Geschonneck |  Germany | Drama | |
| The Full Monty | Cattaneo, PeterPeter Cattaneo | England | Comedy | |
| Green Plaid Shirt | Natale, RichardRichard Natale | United States | Drama | |
| Hamam | Ozpetek, FerzanFerzan Ozpetek |  Italy Turkey Spain | Romantic, drama | |
| The Hanging Garden | Fitzgerald, ThomThom Fitzgerald | England Canada | Romantic, drama | |
| Happy Together | Wong, Kar-waiWong Kar-wai |  Hong Kong | Romantic, drama | |
| Heads or Tails (J'en suis!) | Fournier, ClaudeClaude Fournier | Canada | Comedy | |
| Hold You Tight | Kwan, StanleyStanley Kwan | Hong Kong | Romantic, drama | |
| I Think I Do | Sloan, BrianBrian Sloan | United States | Comedy | |
| In & Out | Oz, FrankFrank Oz | United States | Comedy | |
| In the Gloaming | Reeve, ChristopherChristopher Reeve | United States | Drama | |
| It's in the Water | Herd, KelliKelli Herd | United States | Comedy | |
| Kiss Me, Guido | Vitale, TonyTony Vitale | United States | Comedy | |
| Latin Boys Go to Hell | Troyano, ElaEla Troyano | United States | Romantic, comedy, drama, horror | |
| Licensed to Kill | Dong, ArthurArthur Dong | United States | Documentary | |
| Love and Death on Long Island | Kwietniowski, RichardRichard Kwietniowski | England Canada | Drama | |
| Love! Valour! Compassion! | Mantello, JoeJoe Mantello | United States | Romantic, comedy, drama | |
| Ma vie en rose | Berliner, AlainAlain Berliner | France.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium England | Comedy, drama | |
| The Man I Love | Giusti, StéphaneStéphane Giusti | France | Romantic, drama | |
| Mandragora | Grodecki, WiktorWiktor Grodecki |  Czech Republic | Drama | |
| Martín (Hache) | Aristarain, AdolfoAdolfo Aristarain | Spain Argentina | Drama | |
| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Eastwood, ClintClint Eastwood | United States | Crime, drama, mystery | |
| Navalha na Carne (Razor in the Flesh) | de Almeida, NevilleNeville de Almeida | Brazil | Drama | |
| Nowhere | Araki, GreggGregg Araki | United States France | Comedy, drama, science fiction | |
| A River Made to Drown In | Merendino, JamesJames Merendino, Alan Smithee | United States | Drama | |
| Uncut | Greyson, JohnJohn Greyson | Canada | Comedy, drama | |
| Violet's Visit | Turner, RichardRichard Turner |  Australia | Comedy, drama | |
| Wilde | Gilbert, BrianBrian Gilbert | England Germany Japan | Drama |